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The Free Rangers

CHAPTER XV
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It is not the policy of Spain to attack us.

Yet Red Eagle and Yellow Panther, the head chiefs of the powerful Shawnee and Miami nations were in his camp, and he has agreed to help them with Spanish soldiers and Spanish cannon in a raid upon Kentucky." "This is an extraordinary statement," said Bernardo Galvez.

"Your proof ?" "Yes, your proof!" sneered Alvarez, and Braxton Wyatt sneered, too.
"This man," said Paul, pointing to the renegade, "is from Kentucky.

We were boys together but he deserted the white people, his own people, to go with the red.

He has continually urged the Indian attack upon us and he has brought to Captain Alvarez complete maps of every settlement in Kentucky, Wareville, Marlowe, Lexington, Harrodsburg, and all the others.
Why is he here! Why has he come to New Orleans, if not to bind the red chiefs and Captain Alvarez together in such an enterprise ?" Alvarez again burst into a laugh, ironical and taunting.


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